Round 4: Tossup 18

A punning Sanskrit maxim holds that a certain god without this concept is a corpse. The sanctum of one of this concept’s so-called “seats” contains a cleft rock said to be cast from the sky by Vishnu. The Kamakshi Amman and Kamakhya temples are among 51 or (15[1])108 shrines named for this concept built (15[1])where pieces of a deity’s body were scattered. A chakra form of this concept (-5[1])that coils like a serpent at the base of the spine is called (*) kundalini in tantric yoga. The orientations of yantra triangles contrast either prakriti or this abstract concept with Shiva. Assam and Bengal are centers of the Kalikula form of a tradition that reveres this divine energy in the form of Saraswati, Parvati, and (10[1])other aspects (10[1])of Mahādevī. For 10 points, a Hindu denomination that stresses goddess-worship is named for what feminine power? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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